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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal physiology
  3. endocrine system physiology
  4. mammary gland function
  5. lactation
  6. milk ejection
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal physiology
  3. endocrine system physiology
  4. mammary gland function
  5. lactation
  6. milk ejection
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal physiology
  3. endocrine system physiology
  4. mammary gland function
  5. lactation
  6. milk ejection
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal physiology
  3. endocrine system physiology
  4. mammary gland function
  5. lactation
  6. milk ejection
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal physiology
  3. endocrine system physiology
  4. mammary gland function
  5. lactation
  6. milk ejection
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal physiology
  3. endocrine system physiology
  4. mammary gland function
  5. lactation
  6. milk ejection

Preferred term

milk ejection

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Expulsion of milk from the mammary alveolar lumen, which is surrounded by a layer of milk-secreting epithelial cells and a network of myoepithelial cells. Contraction of the myoepithelial cells is regulated by neuroendocrine signals.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • milk let-down
  • milk letdown

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/48739

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